WAITOTARA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 164, 14 July 1933, Page 3

WAITOTARA

CRIB EVENING. Tho Crib Club hold tho second of a series of increasingly popular parties on Tuesday evening, when a good number of players attended, there being about nine tables going. Competition for tiie prizes was keen, the ladies’ prize having to be played off between Mrs. Armstrong and Miss N. Lee, Mrs. Armstrong eventually winning by a very narrow margin. The men’s prize was won by Mr. R. Lethbridge with ten games, the number of games played being 12. Consolation prize-winners I proved to bo Airs W. Hurley and Mr. |P. Harting. A very dainty supper had been prepared by the ladies and was greatly enjoyed. Tho Gold Button is attracting a large number of challenges and games prove to be very exciting in most instances. Eleven games are played, the best six winning the button. FOOTBALL. The Waitotara junior team travelled to Ngutuwera on Wednesday and played the newly-formed Ngutuwera juniors, succeeding in winning by 22 points to 8. Tho margin of points is represented by the Ngutuwera team’s lack of experience, but next year they should weld into a fine team. The first spell saw hard-rucking forwards keeping the game tight with neither team showing any superiority ami tended to be of rather a scramble nature. From a loose scrum in Ngutn wera’s 25 H. McConachy picked up and scored the first, points for Waitotara. Kereona’s attempt at. goal missed. Half-time sounded shortly after with the score—Waitotara 3, Ngutuwera 0. From the commencement, of the second half it was easily seen that the boys had been given a few hints by their coaches and brightened up play considerably. Good passing bouts by both sets of backs wore marred Dy dropped passes which wore quickly turned to account, but sound tackling saw many promising moves frustrated. The next try came with a pr v piece of play by J. (Davis, J Moana, O. Wereta and Kercona, ami saw Wereia score in a handy position. The attempt at goal failed. Points were, rattled up quickly for a few minutes the Ngutuwera team seeing ing rattled. Kereona, J. Davis and P. Neilson scored tries in quick succession. Kereona converting his own. Led on by Ngutuwera’s forwards kicked off and following up fast R. Johnson scored a splendid try which was converted by R. Lupton with a , good kick. From a nice back movement Waitotara’s backs carried play to Ngutuwera's 25 from which J. Moana scored

with a great solo run ami converted his own try. Ngutuwera’s forwards went groat guns and had Waitotara well on the run. They were attacking for the last ten minutes of the game, but could not score. From handv positions Waitotara wore penalised, but not until the fifth attempt could Lupton goal for Ngutuwera. f Ngutuwera were still attacking hard when the final whistle blow, leaving the scores —Waitotara 22, Ngutuwera K. Mr. A. Bunn made a very impartial